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10 <br />Murphey School <br />Name of Property. <br />Orange County, NC <br />County and State <br />8. Statement of Significance <br />Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance <br />(Marfc X in one or more boxes for the cr~eria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions} <br />for National Register listing.) <br />® A Property is associated with events that have made a <br />significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. Education <br />Architecture <br />^ B Property is associated with ths lives of persons signficant <br />in our past <br />® C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, <br />period, or method of construction or represents the work of <br />a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a <br />significant and distinguishable entity whose components <br />lack individual distinction. <br />^ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information <br />important in prehistory ar history. <br />Crateria Considerations <br />(Mark `X" in alt tt-e boxes that apply.) <br />Properly is: <br />^ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious <br />purposes. <br />^ B removed from its anginal location. <br />^ C a birthplace or grave. <br />^ D a cemetery. <br />^ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. <br />^ F a commemorative property <br />^ •G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within <br />the past 50 years. <br />Period of Significance <br />1923-1959 <br />Significant Dates <br />1923 <br />1936 <br />1959 <br />Significant Person <br />(Complete if Criterion B is marked) <br />NIA <br />Cultural Affiliation <br />N/A <br />ArchitectlBuitder <br />Linthicum Henri C. Architect <br />Woods, W. H., Builder <br />Kane, George, Contractor <br />Narrative Statement of Significance <br />(Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) <br />9 Major Bibliographical References • <br />Bibtiography• <br />(Cite the books, artiGes, and oilier sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.} <br />Previous documentation on file (NPS): <br />^ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 <br />CFR 6~ has been requested <br />^ previously listed in the National Register <br />^ Previously determined eligible by the National <br />Register <br />^ designated a National Historic Landmark <br />^ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # <br />Primary location of additional data: <br />® State Historic Preservation Office <br />^ Other State Agency <br />^ Federal Agency <br />^ Local Government <br />^ University <br />^ Other <br />Name of repository: <br />^ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # <br />